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This is a tactical re-enactment, not open to the general public.

“Operation Dragoon” begin on 15 August 1944, the Airborne phase of “Dragoon” ended on the night of 16-17 August as the First Airborne Task Force made contact with elements of the 36 Infantry Division of the Seaborne Forces which then came under VI Corps control. The mission now was to protect the eastern flank of the Seventh Army moving up the Rhone Valley and to assault the Var River Line and capture the city of Nice, followed with an advance up to the Maritime Alps and the Franco/Italian border.

This is a World War Two Tactical open to all WW II re-enacting units. If there is enough interest there will be camping on 19 Feb - 21 Feb, if not enough interest then there will only be the tactical on 20 Feb.

This Schedule will be strictly adhered too; late arrivals will be placed in the field ASAP

19 February 2016

1200: Registration and camp set-up

1900: Unit commanders and Vehicle owners meeting

2200: Registration closes for the night

2300: Quite time

20 February 2016

0600: Reveille

0650: Registration opens

0800: Registration closes

0800: Safety and Authenticity and ammo check must be ready to go to the field immediately after.

0900: Move to the field, late arrivals will be moved to the field ASAP

0950: Tactical starts, no organized lunch, eat in the field

0950 – 1150: First scenario

1200 – 1400: Second Scenario

1450 – 1650: Third scenario

1650: Tactical ends

21 February 2016

All camps must be cleared by 12 noon

THE CHAMPAGNE CAMPAIGN, ASSUALTING THE VAR RIVER LINE, A WW II TACTICAL, CAMP SIMAN, TIFF, MO20 FEBRUARY 2016, GATES OPEN 6AM $15THE FORCAST IS IN THE 60’S FOR THE WEEKEND; PLEASE PRE-REGISTER, WALK ON’S WELCOME.

Operation Dragoon” begin on 15 August 1944, the Airborne phase of “Dragoon” ended on the night of 16-17 August as the First Airborne Task Force made contact with elements of the 36 Infantry Division of the Seaborne Forces which then came under VI Corps control. The mission now was to protect the eastern flank of the Seventh Army moving up the Rhone Valley and to assault the Var River Line and capture the city of Nice, followed with an advance up to the Maritime Alps and the Franco/Italian border.This is a World War Two Tactical open to all WW II re-enacting units. If there is enough interest there will be camping on 19 Feb - 21 Feb, if not enough interest then there will only be the tactical on 20 Feb. 19-21 February 2016, Southern France, the “Champagne Campaign”, Camp Siman, Tiff, MOWalk on's Welcome. Please pre-register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-champagne-campaign-assault

…These battles are objective oriented. This isn't going to be a normal reenactment where little thought goes into the planning of the battle. There will be time limits put on each battle and real time objective. The battles will start promptly at 1000 Hours with S/A at 0930. There will be at least 4 battles. After the second battle, there will be.a 30 min. lunch break. Plan on having a lot of fun. Bring plenty of blanks and water.You will be doing a lot of Recon work at this event. Make SURE your gear is tight and ready to go. Don't plan on breaking in a new pair of boot at this event.A clear briefing on the mission objective, time limit, and hit taking, will be discussed before each battle. You can expect the unexpected... The battle area has a lot of great natural fight positions, different elements, and landscapes. Plan on attending one of the best battle reenactment around.$15 at the gate. Proceeds go to improvements for Camp Siman.Directions to Camp Siman, Tiff, MOTake HWY 21 from Desoto make a left on to HWY CC from Potosi turn right on to HWY CC, HWY CC is close to the Washington State Park entrance. Take HWY CC 2.9 miles to HWY E turn right, go 2.5 miles to Rustic Rd, (gravel), turn left, Rustic Rd turns into Oakland Dr, look for signs.The Champagne Campaign, Assaulting the Var River Line, A WW II TacticalA NOTE ABOUT CAMP SIMAN:Camp Siman is a former Tiff Mine started in the 1890’s and closed in the 1970’s. 152 acres of hardwood forest with bands of cedar forest, a 10 acre lake, a dam 1800 Ft. long, 60 Ft. high on the wet side and 103 Ft. high on the dry side and 60 Ft. wide on top, the spill way is 1000 Ft. long, 60 Ft. deep and 60 Ft. wide. The road network is made of crushed rock up to three Ft. thick and 10 or more Ft. wide. The terrain is varied from typical MO Ozark woods to moon scapes with large piles of rock of various sizes, test digs, canals, ravines and open areas. Work started on Camp Siman 15 months ago with the first several months spent on clearing the sides of the 1800 Ft. long dam. Since then the work has concentrated on clearing the preexisting roads and opening up the Reception Center and the Cantonment area. At this time we are set up to host almost any type of event. Once we have a couple of events to raise some funds the road improvements will be complete and we will be able to traverse the entire property with any type of vehicle, Military and POV. For the year 2015, we hosted four events, the Teaser Tactical, two open houses and one training day, each event was free and open to all. Each event was advertised as open to all impressions regardless of Nationality or Theatre of Operations. Camp Siman is primitive, NO utilities of any kind, we do have one pit toilet finished with three more planed in the upcoming year. We have 152 acres of land divided into five Ranges each @ 30 acres or so. The Reception Center is open air, NO buildings of any kind, except the pit toilet. A storage shed is planned for this year as well as a HQ building in the German camp. The Reception Center is designed to accommodate any Vendors, S&A, Registration and Field kitchen as well as a large common fire pit area surrounded with benches and a cook area as well as a BBQ pit. We use military style fly’s and all types of tents when appropriate. As the Reception Center is multipurpose you will find nonmilitary items as this area is administrative and not meant to be period correct. The Containment area is divided into four sites, US, British/Commonwealth, Axis powers and the Soviet Union. To date the US camp is 90% complete, British/Commonwealth is at 50%, Axis Powers @ 40% and soviet @ 25%. Each site for now has a burn barrel with future planes to build a large stone fire ring in each camp using the plentiful natural stone on site. The US camp can accommodate up to two GP medium tents with room for many more types at the same time. Camping is available for most events if requested in advance or if planned as part of the event. Parking for small events will be along Lake Shore Drive which will accommodate up to twenty vehicles, large attendance will necessitate the use of the dam which will accommodate up to 80 cars, a small parking lot is planed near the crossroads which will hold up to 20 vehicles planning to be cleared this year. Camp Siman will for now only host WW II Events with the hope of adding WWI, Viet Nam and Air soft in the future. If other time periods are interested we will consider. All Events are fundraisers for the improvements at Camp Siman. Camp Siman Events and 6th Corps LHG STL MO has one philosophy; we are here to have a good time. All participation impressions are to be historically correct and we follow all HRS and FSSF 6-3 Rules and Regulations as well as those of 6th Corps LHG STL MO and Local, State and Federal laws were applicable. Please support and attend our events and help make Camp Siman Events, Tiff, MO one of the destination sites for our hobby. Thank you,S/SGT Adkins, First Special Service Force 6th CO-3rd REG HRS, CommandingSecretary, 6th Corps Living History Group, St Louis, MO Manager and Event Site Coordinator for Camp Siman Events, Tiff, MO